吞拿鱼

吞拿魚

tūnnáyú

noun

Measure Word

一条吞拿鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 tuna (from Cantonese transliteration of "tuna")

Characters

Examples

他点了一份吞拿鱼三明治。

Tā diǎn le yí fèn tūnnáyú sānmíngzhì.

He ordered a tuna sandwich.

罐头里的是吞拿鱼,用橄榄油泡着。

Guàntou lǐ de shì tūnnáyú, yòng gǎnlǎnyóu pào zhe.

The fish in the can is tuna, soaked in olive oil.

Tips

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A Hong Kong / Cantonese loanword from English "tuna" (吞拿 tan1 naa2). Widely used in southern China, HK and Macau, and in mainland supermarkets for imported tinned products. Mainland / Mandarin written menus often prefer 金枪鱼 (jīnqiāngyú) for the same fish.

Stroke Order

吞 tūn

拿 ná

鱼 yú